Mike Hill (golfer)

Mike Hill
Mike Hill
	Hill in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Michael Joseph Hill
Born	January 27, 1939; Jackson, Michigan
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Brooklyn, Michigan
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	1967
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	27
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
PGA Tour Champions	18
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T37: 1978
PGA Championship	T11: 1974
U.S. Open	T55: 1972
The Open Championship	DNP

Michael Joseph Hill (born January 27, 1939) is an American professional golfer.

Born in Jackson, Michigan, Hill attended Arizona State University in Tempe and turned professional in 1967. He had a moderately successful career on the PGA Tour, with three wins. His best finish in a major was a tie for eleventh at the PGA Championship in 1974.

Hill found greater success in his fifties, when he won 18 times on the Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions) and topped the money list in 1991. He is the brother of PGA Tour player Dave Hill.

Professional wins (27)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 1, 1970	Doral-Eastern Open Invitational	−9 (70-69-69-71=279)	4 strokes	Jim Colbert
2	Nov 5, 1972	San Antonio Texas Open	−15 (67-68-69-69=273)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino
3	Sep 25, 1977	Ohio Kings Island Open	−11 (68-65-72-64=269)	1 stroke	Tom Kite

Senior PGA Tour wins (18)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 11, 1990	GTE Suncoast Classic	−9 (68-69-70=207)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino
2	Sep 2, 1990	GTE North Classic	−15 (66-67-68=201)	Playoff	Bruce Crampton
3	Sep 30, 1990	Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic	−16 (66-70-64=200)	Playoff	Dale Douglass
4	Nov 4, 1990	Security Pacific Senior Classic	−15 (70-68-63=201)	1 stroke	Gary Player
5	Dec 16, 1990	New York Life Champions	−15 (69-64-68=201)	Playoff	Dale Douglass, Lee Trevino
6	Apr 28, 1991	Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic	−13 (66-66-71=203)	1 stroke	George Archer
7	Jul 21, 1991	Ameritech Senior Open	−16 (67-66-67=200)	2 strokes	Bob Charles
8	Aug 18, 1991	GTE Northwest Classic	−18 (68-66-64=198)	2 strokes	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
9	Sep 22, 1991	Nationwide Championship	−4 (70-71-71=212)	1 stroke	Tom Shaw
10	Dec 15, 1991	New York Life Champions (2)	−14 (70-65-67=202)	2 strokes	Jim Colbert
11	Mar 22, 1992	Vintage ARCO Invitational	−13 (67-66-70=203)	Playoff	Tommy Aaron, Jim Colbert
12	May 17, 1992	Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic (2)	−10 (70-64=134)	2 strokes	Gibby Gilbert, Larry Mowry
13	Aug 9 1992	Digital Seniors Classic	−8 (69-67=136)	Playoff	Walt Zembriski
14	Feb 14, 1993	Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Challenge	−14 (67-65-70=202)	2 strokes	Dave Stockton
15	May 16, 1993	PaineWebber Invitational	−12 (69-67-68=204)	2 strokes	Tom Weiskopf
16	Feb 20, 1994	The IntelliNet Challenge (2)	−15 (69-69-63=201)	3 strokes	Tom Wargo
17	Jul 9, 1995	Kroger Senior Classic	−17 (64-66-66=196)	3 strokes	Isao Aoki
18	Sep 15, 1996	Bank One Classic	−9 (70-69-68=207)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki, Gibby Gilbert

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (5–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1990	GTE North Classic	Bruce Crampton	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1990	Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic	Dale Douglass	Won with par on first extra hole
3	1990	New York Life Champions	Dale Douglass, Lee Trevino	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1992	Vintage ARCO Invitational	Tommy Aaron, Jim Colbert	Won with birdie on first extra hole
5	1992	Digital Seniors Classic	Walt Zembriski	Won with par on second extra hole
6	1996	Emerald Coast Classic	Bob Eastwood, David Graham, Dave Stockton, Lee Trevino	Trevino won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (6)

1989 Mazda Champions (with Patti Rizzo)
1991 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Lee Trevino)
1992 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Lee Trevino)
1995 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Lee Trevino)
1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Lee Trevino)
2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Lee Trevino)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1978	1980
Masters Tournament				CUT				T37
U.S. Open			T55
PGA Championship	T16	T46	T40	T24	T11	T17	T15	CUT	CUT

Note: Hill never played in The Open Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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External links

Mike Hill at the PGA Tour official site

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